The late Archbishop of Manila (Philippines) Jaime Cardinal Sin said to the conferees at the 1986 Prison Fellowship International Conference:

Justice without mercy is tyranny, and mercy without justice is weakness.  Justice without love is pure socialism, and love without justice is baloney.

What do you think?  Spot on or full of baloney?  Why?

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